Why Aurum?
African Thought Leadership
Leading local partner in Africa and local policy and science thought leaders
Science and public health integration
Generate evidence for policy and translates policy into practice
Innovation
Continuously drive tangible progress with technological tools
Deliver excellence
Delivering excellence in all grants and programmes
Evidence to Policy.
Policy to Practice
Clinical
Research
- Basic science
- Multi-sites clinical trials (drugs, vaccines, regimens)
- Biorepository
- Clinical laboratory
Implementation
Research
- Epidemology & geomapping
- Real world evidence
- Biorepository
- Multi-site implementation studies
Health System
Strengthening
- Quality improvement
- System improvement
- Health information system
- Market shaping
Health
Implementation
- Major development intervention programmes
- Targeted intervention projects
- Technical assistance
- Infrastructure development
Our Mission
Aurum generates evidence for policy and translates policy into practice.
Aurum News
Clinical Trials Reveal Promising Alternatives to High-Toxicity Tuberculosis Drug
Research shows two novel antibiotics could spare patients from severe side effects.
Johannesburg, 01.07.2025 – Two international clinical studies
Youth Voices: Aurum’s Young Researchers Reflect on Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Approval
As we mark Youth Month in South Africa, we honour the contributions of young professionals who are not only shaping
Youth Day 2025: Five Years of Action, Led by the Youth for the Youth
In the uncertain months of 2020, as the world came to a standstill and health systems were tested beyond limits,
Request for Proposals: Supply of Itraconazole Tablets/Capsules for Histoplasmosis Treatment
The Aurum Institute, in partnership with Market Access Africa and with funding from Unitaid, invites qualified and capable suppliers and
Our Impact.
Leading TBHIVPrevention & Treatment
1 500 000
Screened for TB
15 046 871
People tested for HIV
412 702
COVID vaccines administered to date
Over 13 million
Patient courses of
rifapentine - based TB preventive treatments purchased across
78 countries
